Baby walker



Get. 12 1926.

J. S. ULLOM BABY WALKER Filed April 22, 1924 BY w,

ATTORNEY:

Patented Oct. 12, 1925. i e

UNITED STATES'IP'ATENT OFFICE.

BABY WALKER.

Application fl1ed April 22, 1924. Serial No. 708,283.

My invention relates to baby walkers, in and head, bracing the front and back, pieces which a baby can find adequate support 5 and 6 which extend upwardly from the while his feet are on the ground, and which trucks 1 and 2 are bars 7 which may be rods will not tip over. of wood or light tubular metal. These rods 6 There are now on the market -several four not only serve to brace the structure, but also wheel structures of the type having a saddle serve as supports for the baby and conseon which a baby is seated and some kind of quently are of sufficient height to prevent the a ring which surrounds his body. The baby from falling over them. 7 wheels are in some of the cases, caster Wheels, The saddle board 9 may be held by bolts if 1 which in theory will permit the device to be the structure be of metal, or wood screws if pushed in any direction without tipping the structure be of wood, and also serves as over. H a brace for the foot and head supports, front It is a defect of these devices that floors and back. are often encumbered with rugs, carpet edges As far as I know, and I believe it is new 15 and the like, which catch a caster and prein the art, is the application of a tray 11 vent its turning, and a strong baby can over Which not only can be used for toys to amuse 05 turn any of the devices which have come to the child, but also can be used as a food tray. my attention, in spite of the fact that their This tray is removable for cleansing as it specific purpose is to avoid this danger. simply rests upon the bars 7 by hook plates 20 It is the object of my invention to provide 13.

against any chances of the baby tipping This device cannot be tipped either forover the device, and I thus depart widely ward or backward which is due to the height from the designs hitherto in vogue, for ve 0f the front and back supports and likewise hicles of this specific character, and in the to the fact that the child would have the cen- 25 nature of the support for the baby, constructer of gravity of the device working against tion fore and aft, and in various details, prohim, even though he moves near enough to vide for greater security, safety, and inexthe front and back supports and would press pensiveness of construction, consistent with on them directly. You cannot tip the device adequate strength. over sidewise because of bars 7 holding the at I accomplish my objects by that certain child against tipping si'dcwise and normally construction and arrangement of parts to be his position astraddle of theboard will not hereinafter more specifically pointed out give him purchase for a sidewise tipping and claimed. mood.

In the drawing the figure is a perspective Because of the wheels and their flexibility 35 view of the device. to move in any direction, the child is enabled In the illustrated form, which I show for to direct this device to any point that it may purposes of illustration of the points of my desire to approach.

invention, as said points are set forth in the I have experimented on this device before appended claim, I show a front truck 1, and applying for a patent and have definitely rear truck 2, said trucks having legs in which found that it was practically impossible for are set, as in a piece of furniture, the caster any child incapable of walking, to unbal- 9" wheels 3. All caster wheels are revoluble in ance itself in this vehicle.

their sockets, as in normal caster construc- While I have shown in the drawing what ti may be called a tentative sketch of the de- 45 The trucks may be in the form of unitary vice I had in mind, I do not wish to be limboards, but we do not wish to be confined to ited to the exact construction. It is possible on I this specific design, as light tubular rods that I may use wood in the structure, light may also be employed. tubular bars or small metal rods.

Extending lengthwise and. connecting foot Having thus described inventiemfihat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters said front and back boards adapted to con- Patent, is fine a baby Within said Walker, and a saddle A baby Walker comprising a front and rear board extending longitudinally across said 10 truck With caster Wheels revoluble in sockets Walker intermediate the rods bracing said 5 supporting said trucks, front and back front and back boards.

boards mounted on said trucks, rods eXtending lengthwise of said baby Walker bracing JOHN S. ULLOM. 

